Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Danielle is a journalist based in London with over a decade of experience at FashionUnited, where she has been an editor since 2011. Her expertise lies in exploring the dynamic intersections of fashion, beauty, sports, and technology. Passionate about spotlighting emerging talent, Danielle also covers daily news, from launches to acquisitions, personnel changes and store openings, across the UK, US, and Canada.
Kenneth Cole Productions names Jed Berger as chief executive officer
Kenneth Cole Productions, the American fashion and lifestyle house founded in 1983, has unveiled a new era of leadership and a renewed strategic vision aimed at repositioning itself for its next “40 years of growth”. In a statement, Kenneth Cole Productions said it was promoting Jed Berger to chief executive officer and president, as they...
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Fashionphile acquires Luxe Collective to launch in the UK
US-based luxury resale platform Fashionphile has acquired the intellectual property, customer database and social media channels of luxury British pre-loved marketplace Luxe Collective, which was forced to shut down earlier this year following a break-in at its warehouse, where it was reported that over 500,000 pounds in stock was stolen. In a...
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Circ announces first sourcing partnership with H&M
Circ, the only textile-to-textile recycler capable of taking polycotton blends and fully recovering both the polyester and the cellulose for reuse, is collaborating with the H&M Group. The move will see H&M incorporating Circ’s recycled fibres from polycotton textile waste into its product offerings for the first time. The first products will...
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Design Eyewear Group acquires six French brands
Design Eyewear Group, a Danish company that designs, develops and markets a range of eyewear brands worldwide, has acquired six eyewear brands from French company KNCO, as it looks to build an “even more diverse portfolio that reflects the needs of today’s eyewear customers”. In a statement, the Design Eyewear Group said the acquisition includes...
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John Smedley unveils collaboration with Bill Nighy
British luxury knitwear brand John Smedley has unveiled an exclusive capsule collection designed in collaboration with actor Bill Nighy, who has been a wearer of the brand since he was 17 years old. In a statement, Nighy explains that he has turned to John Smedley knitwear “as a foundational part of his wardrobe,” for more than five decades, and...
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Liberty London celebrates 150 years while asking itself, “How do we be relevant forever?”
Liberty London is an icon of British retailing, standing apart from all other department stores in the world, as its heritage-listed black-and-white Tudor-revival building offers an intimate and boutique emporium setting, rather than an overwhelming megastore, for some of the biggest names in fashion and beauty. For 2025, Liberty famed for its...
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Alo Yoga is deepening its presence in the UK with four new stores
Los Angeles-based fashion and lifestyle brand Alo Yoga will expand its footprint in the UK with four new stores opening between late 2025 and 2026. In the strategy plan, Alo Yoga will open new stores in Manchester, London and Leeds, marking the brand’s first stores outside of the UK’s capital city, as it looks to showcase its mission “to craft...
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Harrods buyer impressed by Chanel and Dior debuts at PFW SS26
Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2026, which took place from September 29 to October 7, saw debuts at Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga, and delivered a season of “extraordinary reset,” according to Simon Longland, director of buying for fashion at luxury British department store Harrods. Longland told FashionUnited over e-mail: “Paris offered a...
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Gap teams up with New York-based designer Sandy Liang
American retailer Gap has unveiled a new collaboration with New York-based designer Sandy Liang, inspired by “modern girlhood and self-expression”. The limited-edition collection for women and kids launches on October 10 and is rooted in a shared nostalgia, merging Gap’s heritage and timeless aesthetic with Liang’s signature feminine edge,...
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Wrangler to grow headwear with CAPX
Denim and lifestyle brand Wrangler is aiming to expand its market share in headwear with a new multi-year licensing agreement with CAPX, a headwear innovation lab, to introduce an elevated line of headwear. In a statement, Wrangler said the deal would allow it to grow its headwear market, as part of its continued strategy to evolve into a “...
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